maple sugar

noun

: sugar made by boiling maple syrup

Examples of maple sugar in a Sentence

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The excitement about maple sugar subsided, however, after the Louisiana Purchase enabled the production of cane sugar on American soil. Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025 Consider these choices in the coming weeks as another maple sugar haul is born in New England and heads out into the world. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025 Their product line includes just three core varieties (smooth, crunchy, and unsalted), but for any sweet tooths out there, the brand currently has a limited-edition maple crunch flavor on offer that includes maple sugar and Valrhona white chocolate crunchy pearls. Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025 Occasionally: Honey Small amounts of sugar Frozen or dried fruits Pure maple sugar Coconut palm sugar Brown sugar Rarely/Never: White sugar 8. Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maple sugar

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of maple sugar was in 1720

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“Maple sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maple%20sugar. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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maple sugar

noun
: a sugar made by boiling maple syrup
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